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Magpahi is the experimental folk project of Alison Cooper. She used to be one of the plants from Samandtheplants. "Cooper makes good use of a range of instruments, from guitar to organ via piano and flute to create stripped-down, folky vignettes of strange habits, notably using her voice to abstractly hint at higher powers, as if she is immersed in a primeval choir that has somehow been beamed into the 21st century. There are hints of the great folk revival of the sixties and seventies, and its underground counterpart of the eighties and nineties." - Joseph Burnett for the Quietus....

There are two bands named Eggplant: 1) From the Elefant Records website: "EGGPLANT was a trio from South London formed by two girls and a boy; despite their short life as a band they managed to get largely renown on the international indie-pop circuit. Their singles passed from one hand to another as if they were precious treasures, fanzines from all over the world surrender at them. They released singles in the coolest indie labels around, like Bus Stop (“Sweet Anarchy” and “Girl Wants A Dinosaur”), Pop Narcotic (“Because Some Things Are Meant To Be Thrown Away”) and, yes, Elefant:...

GPS is a progressive rock supergroup that evolved from the John Payne-centric pre Phoenix line-up of Asia, adopting the name GPS in 2006. John Payne, Guthrie Govan, Jay Schellen and Ryo Okumoto. All four men have left their mark indelibly stamped on the music world. John Payne joined venerable rock legends ASIA back in 1991 after John Wetton’s final departure. Over the next 15 years, John would lead Asia through some of their most critically and fan acclaimed works. All this culminated with the highly successful “Silent Nation” album in 2004 and the subsequent world tour. “Silent Nation” was the...

There are three artists with this name. 1. Magpie is the personal project of italian musician Daniele Carretti, who plays guitar in the postpunk/electronic/spokenword italian band Offlaga Disco Pax. Magpie music is more quiet and shoegaze/postrock-oriented. The band has been irregularly active live since 1998 with various lineup changes, finally stabilizing as a duo with Daniele and bassist Valentina. Magpie released debut album Noir or Several Murders In Sleepless Nights in late 2009. Valentina then quit the band and Carretti is currently touring with another bass player. Webpage: http://magpienoir.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/magpienoir 2. Magpie is the folk duo of Terry Leonino and...